First came the talking, then the writing

Doting my i's, crossing my t's, and making sure I didn't make my letter too big or too small was one of the first accounts I had of learning how to write. My kindergarten teacher would hover over everyone’s shoulder, making sure that everyone’s capital b would reach the top line or that a lower case h would also reach the top line with the hump reaching the middle line. While it seems tedious and repetitive at the time, being able to write the letters correctly was really the foundation of learning how to write. Without being able to write a single letter, writing words would be impossible, let alone trying to write an essay.